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Colossians 3:12-14 NIV

"Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity."

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“[Jesus] said unto them, ‘They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.'” Matthew 9:12-13 KJV

We the broken, bleeding, the torn;
We the grieving, sobbing, the mourning;
We the pleading, praying, the worn —

Let us listen to Christ’s invitation.

“Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:29-30 KJV

Let us choose salvation for our weary souls.

“…’Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.'” from Mark 9:24 KJV

Let us lift our hands in exaltation.

“And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.” Matthew 12:30 KJV

Let us live in service and compassion.

“And the second is like, namely this, ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.’ There is none other commandment greater than these.” Matthew 12:31 KJV

Let us pursue purpose-driven aspirations.

“But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk…” 1 Corinthians 7:17 KJV

Let us seek God-gifted inspiration.

“And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment” Philippians 1:9 KJV

Being filled with adoration for He Who freed us from our soul-consuming desperation.

“To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the beloved.” Ephesians 1:6 KJV

This is our declaration:

“Hereby know we that we dwell in Him, and He in us, because He hath given us of His Spirit. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.” 1 John 4:13-14 KJV

We the heirs, created, the children;
We the called, beloved, the strengthened;
We the undefeated, unquelled, the arisen —

Let us choose salvation for our weary souls.

“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise Him.” Psalm 28:7 KJV

“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.'” Galatians 5:13-14 KJV

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, Who loved me, and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 KJV

Am I living in a nightmare,
with each day bringing new horrors?
Where pain is king
and each moment of rest is fleeting,
taunting me of what I do not have.

No!

No, I am living in a dream,
And each new adventure is a plot twist.
Because a King does exist
Who turns each trial to victory,
a taste of the joy that is to come.

Am I living in an insolvable maze,
with each turn sending me farther away from the exit?
Where chaos is king
and each possibility of escape is overturned,
dissolving into more confusion.

No!

No, I am living in a treasure hunt,
with nuggets of joy found all around.
Because a King does exist
Who turns puzzles into opportunities,
showing us the hope that we can have.

Am I living in a violent storm
with nothing more to offer than silver linings?
Where each lightening bolt brings me down
and silver linings don’t quite seem enough,
not enough to counter the unrelenting scorching.

No!

No, I am living in storm, not cruel,
and it gift-wraps emeralds, rubies, and bars of platinum.
I get hit on the way. It hurts so badly,
but my reward is greater and I might as well enjoy the view,
enjoy the beautiful light show and the fresh air and the cleansing rain.

“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By Whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation works patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us…And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by Whom we have now received the atonement.” Romans 5:1-5, 11 KJV

To close my eyes, never enough in the blinding light;
but shielded by God’s comforting arms.

To hear noise all around me;
but God’s voice is the only sound.

To take a deep breath in the stench;
and smell God’s sweet, sweet air.

To taste a taste so satisfying,
that I’m never hungry again.

To hit my hip against a corner;
and instead of a curse, comes praise.

To stretch out my arms, stiff and cracking;
and still grasp on what God has arranged.

The pain, it doesn’t hurt any less;
but God protects my soul.

From the maliciousness of these attacks;
from the overwhelming, caustic senses.

By His grace my spirit is not defeated,
I know that one day I’ll be healed.

For I am a child of the Almighty King.
For I am a sheep of the Good Shepherd.
For I am an infant in the arms of the Comforter.
For I am always His.

“Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.” Psalm 91:3-7 KJV

In Your tender arms,
Where I’ll find calm in the closet of my mind.
Oh, in that stubborn closet of my mind!

“And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 KJV

Everyone feels the pressures,
The doubt, the fear, the despair,
The urge to submit, to hide.
Eventually it overwhelms you;
You must make a choice.
Trust me. I did.
I chose to fight
The fear, the doubt,
With pure reason.

The Bible I believe in,
I believe it is true.
It certainly is tangible!

Furthermore, every once in a while,
A tiny voice, a whisper,
Says, in the darker hours,
“I am here.”

God does see; He has compassion.
He encourages me as I backslide
Into pride, jealousy, doubt.
With Him, I feel at peace.

Through sermons, through thoughts,
Through discussions, through reading,
Through introspection, through family,
God reminds me of His presence.
And He helps.

Sometimes gentle, sometimes harder,
God helps.

God reminds me that family
Is not just for procreation.
Or legacy.

Family is moral support,
A base, a place to rest,
To vent, to cry,
To laugh, to smile.

God reveals His presence
And eliminates doubt.

Doubt in commitment, doubt in yourself
Doubt in friends, doubt in family,
Doubt in Him.

He eliminates all. Trust me. I know.
More importantly, trust Him.
He knows.

“I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust. Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day” Psalm 91:2-5 KJV

Suddenly the burning, the slicing, the gnawing
pale in gravity
when I compare the pain of moving
to the damage stagnation causes me.

Thank you Healer,
that my eyes still see.
Thank you Father,
that my heart still leaps to you.
Thank you Comforter,
that my mind still reasons.
Thank you God,
that hiding under the covers hurts too much.

“That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after Him, and find Him, though He be not far from every one of us: For in Him we live, and move, and have our being…” Acts 17:27-28a KJV